Jimbo- Nice stuff!
DC- To do this you gotta get those rookie prongs real soft to run smooth! Using the heated pliers to thin out prongs can help achieve this (candle warmer). Buzzball speed bases are softer than Miggle rookies to start and Pro Line fast and strong rookies are GREAT for running smooth too. The funny thing is, I believe weight is more helpful to speed than power. The reason I say this is that adding weight can allow you to keep the prongs less tweaked (which means more rigid) and keep the base from boucing as much. For speed tweaking, even if the prongs are soft, use the heated pliers to set the angle to the front prongs close to vertical and the rear prongs just slightly less than vertical. I'm sure others can weigh in on this as well (no pun intended), but this is my experience. You're right though, a speed rookie base is more likely to bounce more than run smoothly. Hit me up with a PM sometime if you think your board is a bit bouncy and I can help you.
Joe
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